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  Blarney stone

  noun

  a stone in Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland, said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it.
• Blarney Stone
  Blarney Stone

  noun

  a stone in Blarney Castle , in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery

Blarney stone

American  

noun

1. a stone in Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland, said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it.

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Blarney Stone British  

noun

1. a stone in Blarney Castle , in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery

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Blarney Stone Cultural  

1. A stone in the wall of Blarney Castle in Ireland. According to an Irish legend, those who kiss the Blarney Stone receive a gift of eloquence that enables them to obtain, through persuasion, anything they want.

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People who talk “blarney” are saying things they do not mean. Usually the expression blarney is applied to flattery designed to gain a favor.

Example Sentences

Then it's the Blarney stone and four generations of one family living in the same house.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013

The timekeepers must have kissed the Blarney stone.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Ireland, she had kissed the Blarney stone and picked shamrock in the ruins.

From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André

Sure, and it’s myself that has kissed the Blarney stone, and can do that same.

From For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War by Paget, Walter

We waited, but they didn't approach the stone, they just looked around at the landscape; and finally Betty inquired casually if they were going to kiss the Blarney stone.

From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert